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Do Birds Use Winter Roosting Boxes?

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A good roost box is designed to prevent the birds’ body heat from escaping, so, unlike a nest box, it has fewer ventilation holes. Also, its entrance hole is near the bottom of the box so the rising warmth doesn’t escape. You can provide roost boxes for birds during the cold months . Do birds … Read more

Do Black Capped Chickadees Use Birdhouses?

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Nesting Sites: Chickadees are cavity-nesting birds and will easily use birdhouses of the proper dimensions. Will chickadees live in a birdhouse? All species of chickadees and titmice will use birdhouses Requirements: 4” x 4” or 5” x 5” base x 8” high; hole: 1-1/4”, centered 6” above the floor; color: earth tone; placement: 4–8′ high … Read more